The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-16
The Horrors Of St. Lazare,

The Horrors OF st, Lazare.
A Paris correspondent gives q de-
.cription OF the loathsome st. Lazare
prison, the infamous place in which
Lord Colin Campbell sought to have
lis wife imprisoned, and tells OF the
Ease OF the unfortunate Comtesse de
-, q lovely and noble woman, who
1T the instigation OF certain prince
whose advances she had repulsed, was
seized and committed to the police
station, where she spent the night
With number OF the most degraded
specimens OF womanhood. The next
morning, on being landed in the st.
Lazare prison, she vas Mt length able
20 speak to the prison surgeon, but
lot before she had been submitted to
The nameless indignities inflicted on
.hewomen OF bad reputation when they
first arrive at the prison. OF course,
she was i'm mediately liberated with
ihe most profuse apologies. Finding
ler way home she got into the house,
ocked herself up in her room, and
after writing letter to her husband.
who was asleep in the adjoining room,
explaining what had taken place, she
seized a small revolver on her man.
telpiece, and " minute later pistol
shot rang through the house. One
loor being burst open the comtesse
was found lying dead on the floor, the
etter on the table stating that after
the horrible indignities to which she
had been subjected her name was
sverlastingly branded with infamy
and that she feft herself incapable OF
ever looking into the face OF her be-
loved husband or children again.
The Most Expert Poker Player.
A Washington correspondent says:
Senator Bowen, of Colorado, has come
to be universally acknowledged as the
most expert poker player in Washing
ton. He never engages in disreputa-
BILE games which are attributed to
some members OF congress, nor has he
ever been known to play, while here,
Nor money beyond the little antics
which are necessary to give zest to
game. He plays simply for amuse-
ment and to display before his legisla-
tive colleagues the wonderful skill he
has attained. The fact is that he has
made study OF poker just as some
men find recreation in the study OF
botany or geology. During the win
ter evenings he usually has afew chos.
EN- companions in his rooms who find
more pleasure in a quiet game ofpoker
than visit to the theater or a society
gathering. No one ever leaves the SEN
ator's rooms anything out OF pocket.
He wins on nearly every deal during
the evening. but he always takes care
to lose again what he has gained be-
fore the game is over. All the stories
about his winning immese amounts at
poker is false. On the contrary, every
game has cost him considerable in the
way of cigars and wines for his guests.
Mr.. Bowen's face well fits him for en-
inence in the noble science OF poker.
1t is a clear cut, Manufactured, immo-
bile face, which can, at the volition OF
its owner, become as expressionless as
the face a cigar of store Indian. He
can listen to the merriest joke with
out relaxing muscle, and can pre-
serve the perfect immobility OF his
features in the highest jackpots, even
though he holds but an ace high. He
does not, like some poker players. try
to deceive his adversaries by smiling
when he has poor hand and looking
zrum when he has good one. This
be regards as all child's play. He be-
Iieves in allowing his opponents to ex-
tract no information, deceptive or
otherwise, from his face, and, main
tains the cigar-store Indian expression
from beginning to end OF the game. 1t
is supposed that he is a tremendous
buffer, although he regulates his bluff
ING so adroitly that he has seldom
ZEN called without at least q good
pair to show up